Maryland Route 353 (MD 353) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the
U.S. state of
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
. Known for most of its length as Gumboro Road, the state highway runs from
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...
(US 50) just south of
Pittsville north to the
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
state line, where the highway intersects
Delaware Route 26
Delaware Route 26 (DE 26) is a state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. The route's western terminus is at an intersection with Maryland Route 353 (MD 353) and DE/MD 54 at the Maryland border south of Gumboro and it ...
(DE 26) and
DE-MD 54. MD 353 was constructed in the mid- to late 1920s. The route was extended south from
MD 346 to US 50 in Pittsville in 2016.
Route description
MD 353 begins at an intersection with US 50 (Ocean Gateway) just south of Pittsville, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Sixty Foot Road, which continues south as a county highway past US 50. Upon crossing MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road), the road name changes to Gumboro Road and MD 353 heads through the town of Pittsville. After intersecting Main Street, the highway turns north past scattered residences. After crossing Aydelotte Branch, MD 353 leaves Pittsville, crossing Burnt Mill Branch and passing through farmland all the way to the highway's northern terminus at the Delaware state line. The roadway continues into Delaware as DE 26 and DE 54 (Millsboro Highway). East Line Road heads east from the intersection at the state line, while DE-MD 54 (East Line Road) follows the state line west to the towns of
Delmar, Maryland, and
Delmar, Delaware.
History
MD 353 was constructed as a modern highway beginning in 1925 from Pittsville.
By 1927, the highway extended north to Burnt Mill Branch.
MD 353 was completed to the Delaware state line in 1929.
On April 20, 2016, the portion of Sixty Foot Road between US 50 and MD 346 was transferred from county and town maintenance to state maintenance and became a southern extension of MD 353.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
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